Description

1955 TOPPS DOUBLE HEADER SET. As they were about to capture
supremacy in the industry, Topps crafted a midseason auxiliary
baseball production, dubbing it "Double Headers." It was reasoned
275 that such an issue, presented in a design radically divergent
from their primary release, would provide an afterburner to sales
in baseball cards. The success of "Double Headers" can now be
measured in the relative few of these that remain today. The
project posed two players per card, encompassing 66 different to
yield 132 images -- all drawn from low numbers appearing in the
standard spring issue. Offered here is a complete unit of that
modestly accepted production. The quality of this set is almost
entirely a function of light to mild wear at the lower corners. Our
examination affirmed only one crease in the set (#53/54, Amoros/
Herman), while the large majority are minimally EX+. Specifically,
the condition of this set analyzes: 17% NM (Robinson and
Killebrew); 46% EX/ MT (Banks, Kaline and Aaron); 32% EX (Irvin,
Williams and Spahn); and 5% VG-VG/EX. (# This item may require
additional shipping charges).